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Keep New Zealand green

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Keep New Zealand green

The contrast between a green landscape and a fire-ravaged one emphasises the importance of forest fire prevention.

Image courtesy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-D-FOREST-SERVICE-1946-01

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Margaret Richardson, Forestry research – Combating threats to forests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/17064/keep-new-zealand-green (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Margaret Richardson, published 1 March 2009.